August save on work lunches challenge

eleanor73

I know I am prob the only person sad enough to fill this in every day but it helps me not cheat!!!

Chicken salad sarnies today:j:j

missworks2jobs

Eleanor....I like hearing what exciting things people are planning for lunch, it helps give me ideas!! Today i've got ham & potato salad (salad & potatoes leftovers from last night's tea). A muller yogurt and a couple of apples. So far i'm on the straight and narrow - just 2 bought lunches this month (trying to keep beow 4). Yesterday I had a tin of soup from the cupboard and some massive wedges of bread that hubby had cut (not very well) from a loaf that were too big for sandwiches. Its really drizzley and miserable in the North East at the minute despite it being summer. I'm going to try create some pasta dishes......something warm when its yukky outside. I rarely have sandwiches I might revert back to them.

MrGreen

eleanor73 wrote: »

I know I am prob the only person sad enough to fill this in every day but it helps me not cheat!!!

Chicken salad sarnies today:j:j

Hey it's not sad, like missworks2jobsI also like hearing what people have had and how they are doing though I should post more reguarly.

Well today I have rice with lentil curry, will be having that this evening, working a late shift today. I've not had any temptation to go and buy a lunch so far this month.

La_escocesa

Nottoobadyet wrote: »

Today I had my favorite grilled flat mushroom with pesto sandwich and an (entire head!) of steamed broccoli. Om nom.

Ooh, might try that one. Reckon I'll add a bit of cheese too :T but I guess you've also got that in the pesto... :cool:

redcoltraine

Hi All

I've made lunch, yesterday, today and tomorrows it ready to go, so that will take me up to 9 but i can only make a maximum of 15 this month with the days that are left (may have to include some weekend days if I can - eat food from home rather than buying it has got to count lol)

Off to catch up on thread......

eleanor73

Today I had quiche and salad. Still going....

415SanFran

I have made the red lentil pate that I nicked off weezles "feed the family for a 100 pounds a month" thread.
Its really good with a few crackers as well, took them separately, as I was a little concerned about soggy crackers. As that was the sort of thing that used to make me go and buy a lunch, things going soggy. So, now all the dressings, lettuce, tomatoes and the like goes in a separate container.
Still going to the park, taking my fleece with me now, was watching kids racing each other and a man teasing and playing around with his dog, funny, you miss all this people watching when sat in the canteen!

415SanFran

eleanor73 wrote: »

Today I had quiche and salad. Still going....

OOWW what I good idea! might make one over the weekend for Monday and hopefully Tuesday

missworks2jobs

Still going strong - had a sneaky cheat day today, 1 of the bosses is on holiday and the other one thought he'd celebrate by buying everyone in the office fish & chips (all 3 of us). So I've had a chip butty mmmmmmmm. Nice and full now, i've still got my brought in lunch (cuppa soup, banana, apple & go ahead biscuits) so I can pick at that and it'll see me through until the end of job no 2 today. Roll on 10pm.

eleanor73

Plasta bake and salad today :j

Like the look of the lentil pate - nice and cheap! Will have a look at the recipe!!